A Restless Electorate: Mobile Voters Wanted a Candidate Who Didn’t Exist
By late summer 2007, a striking number of Mobile's civic and business figures had looked over both fields and found nobody who fit. One of them said the ideal candidate…
Five Republicans, One Baldwin Senate Seat and No Clear Favorite
With the special primary less than four weeks away, Alabama's interest groups had spread their money across five candidates in District 32, and the state's political veterans could not agree…
David Ed Bishop Ran on a Promise to Bring Baldwin’s Money Home
The Baldwin County commissioner and longtime Fairhope councilman joined the District 32 field, arguing the county sent more to Montgomery in lodging and gas taxes than it ever got back.
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A Senate Subcommittee Steered Millions Toward South Alabama Science and Coasts
A $30 million engineering center at South Alabama, a NOAA disaster response center on the Gulf, oyster bed reseeding and hurricane monitoring were among the projects approved in the 2008…
Long Before the Primaries, Mobile’s Political Class Was Already Choosing Sides
With the 2008 field still forming, local officeholders, lawyers and pundits named their favorites. A state representative was co-chairing John McCain's Mobile County campaign; a famous oddsmaker had already called…
Giuliani Had a Following Among Mobile Republicans, and a Skeptic or Two
City council members, a district attorney and a state senator weighed in on the 2008 field. Rudy Giuliani drew the most support in Mobile, but not everyone in his own…
Confessions of the Crossover Voter: Alabama Politicos Owned Up
Partisanship in Montgomery had rarely been nastier. So how many Mobile-area Democrats and Republicans had never once voted for the other side? Asked directly, remarkably few could claim it.
Albert Lipscomb Sought a Return to the Senate Seat He Once Held
The former state senator and Baldwin County commissioner from Magnolia Springs entered the District 32 special election, campaigning on family values, opposition to gambling and managed growth.
Randy McKinney Opened His Senate Bid With Education and Ethics
The Gulf Shores businessman and State School Board member entered the race for the Baldwin County Senate seat vacated by Bradley Byrne, pledging tighter ethics rules and tax relief for…
Byrne’s Exit Set Off a Republican Scramble in Baldwin County
Bradley Byrne's move to the two-year college chancellor's office opened Senate District 32 in the most Republican county in Alabama. Party insiders handicapped a field that had not yet formed.